Part 2.0 Lots of Logs

I actually didn't do much in March and April. My picture files are pitiful to say the least. Oh wait, I forgot that's actually wrong. I didn't think I had a lot of pictures but I do, so just kidding. :)

 

So first I got busy in my yard.

 



On the good side it looks a lot better. On the bad side, it is already sprouting weeds like...well like a weed patch. I can just see now the hours I will have to spend weeding until the Thyme ever so slowly takes the lead and chokes everything else out. Come on Thyme, hurry it up will ya!

 

I had to search far and wide because as usual I didn't do a very good job of taking any 'before' pictures. So I found this beauty from 2 years ago when we were putting in our fence when it was just solid weeds, hence the battle with weeding now. (On a side note, it is really sad that it has been two years and I have never finished painting it, whoops)

 

And then I found this one from last summer when we were getting ready for sod, except we just tilled it up and then it filled back up with weeds again. I really hate weeds, they are really really really hard to get under control once they have really moved in. Mulch people, use lots of mulch!!!



That was kind of a reverse order project, but you get the point. Except now there is little weeds popping up every inch and I get to pull them out every day for the rest of my life.

 

Also I didn't take any pictures during the process of cutting, sealing or placing a million gajillion wood rounds but I already mentioned that I am not good at that. Perhaps I should try to make an effort next time since my camera is always in my purse.

 

Well now my post has lasted for like two hours because I am having some major focusing issues tonight. Probably a sign that I should continue this later. Also, this guarantees that I will still have material left over for the next post even though it will cover events almost a month old. :)

 

 

 



This is more of a survey than an actual post.

And that was actually more of a sentence than an actual title, but who's keeping track anyway. So your assignment for the day is that you get to vote because I am terribly indecisive and I need opinions. You are officially honored with the task of voting for my wedding photographer because I am on the fence and cannot get off of it. :)

(you cannot view this website on a phone, sorry peeps :)

http://www.karastewartphotography.com/

and this is the other option

http://www.shannonrosan.com/#/chico-wedding-photographer/

So now you have to view and vote in the comments. No excuses. I expect 4 votes! :)

Nobody Else is Blogging

So it looks like I will have to provide my own entertainment. I was a little sad to see that with all of our recent family excitement we have all been too busy to blog. Especially today because I wanted to look at pretty pictures and read stories on all of the 'family blogs'. Mainly I wanted a pick me up because I am crying and moping about how expensive the dentist is and how I am not going to have any teeth left by the time I am 35 because I would need a second mortgage to fix all that is wrong in my mouth and it is depressing.

So...instead of making you depressed too I am just going to put up a bunch of pictures and ramble about nothing in particular. BUT I am only going to cover January and February because there is a lot of pictures of holy stuff to get through and after that we may not have time for the random pictures from Bald Rock and the 8 sequential photos of my wedding venue. :)

No this is not deja vu, I just like to take a lot of pictures of catholic churches and then post them here twice a year as usual. This, however, is not the usual culprit. It is a new cathedral that I went to visit which is the St Thomas Cathedral. It is much smaller but is definitely not lacking in ornate if not sometimes gruesome depictions of all things Christian.

Fancy Cathedrals are always tall and pointy. The rule that every square inch be covered in ornate carvings or depict significant biblical stories holds true for both the interior and exterior and it is unlike anything else you will ever see that has been man made. This opinion could stem from my probably unhealthy obsession, but I doubt it.

 

Also, if they hadn't just mopped the floors, this picture would have been a lot better.

 

 

Yes that entire façade is covered in a million people whom I don't know. Most of them are probably saints and I am also sure that Jesus is probably in there somewhere too.

 

 

Wooden saints.

 

 

A church pew that has no doubt seated countless...people.

 

 

And the most massive organs you will ever see!

 

 

I may not be the most religiously educated person but I do happen to know the biblical story behind this stone sculpture, even without the captions.

 

 

And did I mention yet how much I LOOOOOOVE all the stained glass windows everywhere! They are ginormous and also one of the most amazing things you will ever see, according to me.